Azurite in medieval illuminated manuscripts: a reflection-FTIR study concerning the characterization of binding media

Abstract In illuminated manuscripts, a reliable identification of oxyanion pigments such as azurite by rFTIR is simple, as several combination and overtone bands are strongly enhanced compared to transmission mode. However, the characterization of the used binding media is rather difficult, as the a...

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Main Authors: Wilfried Vetter, Irene Latini, Manfred Schreiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0262-1